Deborah Anne Topol, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Blood Pressure
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Respiratory Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Lung Imaging Results
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bowel Obstruction
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bursopathy
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chest Pain
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colitis
- Colon Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dizziness And Lightheadedness
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Hypertension
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- External Hemorrhoids
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Grave's Disease
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Failure
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lung Disease
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rash
- Renal Insufficiency
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Ventral Hernia
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Volume Depletion
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Copd Management
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delirium Prevention
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetes Treatment
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Care
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Community Resources
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Grief Counseling
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Healthy Aging Resources
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intravenous Vitamin Therapy
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Mole Removal
- Muscle Injection
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pap Smear
- Parenting Resources
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Physical Exams
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventive Action
- Psa Testing
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Senior Coaching
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transitional Care Planning
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Undersea Medicine Consultation
- Urinary Protein Test
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Blood Collection
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
- Women's Health Exam
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Sentara Health
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OA Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center GME (2001)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025